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8. In this connection, if the FIR Ex.P/1 lodged by 5 Criminal Appeal No.2233/1998 Pooran Singh is examined, then it would be apparent that it was a typed written FIR prepared by some law knowing person and so many facts were mentioned in the FIR but in the statements of the witnesses, they did not corroborate such facts and therefore, FIR is not a document, which can be considered as the FIR. It appears that it is a drafted document prepared by some law knowing person and it does not match with the actual factual position. Since it was hidden in the FIR Ex.P/1 as to whether marriage of the deceased Sheela Bai took place seven years prior to the incident or not and therefore, an adverse inference is to be drawn that since marriage of the deceased Sheela Bai took place seven years prior to the incident, such facts was hidden in the FIR Ex.P/1 and thereafter, the witnesses have stated according to their wishes. When a doubt is created then, a benefit of doubt is to be given to the accused persons. If marriage of the deceased Sheela Bai took place seven years prior to the incident then, according to the Provisions of Section 304-B of the IPC, such offence shall not constitute in the present case.